Medici

American  

[med-i-chee, me-dee-chee] / ˈmɛd ɪ tʃi, ˈmɛ di tʃi /

noun

1. Catherine de'. Catherine de Médicis.

2. Cosmo or Cosimo de' the Elder, 1389–1464, Italian banker, statesman, and patron of art and literature.

3. Cosmo or Cosimo de' the Great, 1519–74, duke of Florence and first grand duke of Tuscany.

4. Giovanni de' Leo X.

5. Giulio de' Clement VII.

6. Lorenzo de' Lorenzo the Magnificent, 1449–92, poet and patron of the arts and literature: ruler of Florence 1478–92 (father of Leo X).

7. Maria de' Marie de Médicis.

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Medici British  

/ ˈmɛdɪtʃɪ, ˈmɛːditʃi, məˈdiːtʃɪ /

noun

1. an Italian family of bankers, merchants, and rulers of Florence and Tuscany, prominent in Italian political and cultural history in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries, including

2. Catherine de' (kaˈtriːn de). See Catherine de' Medici

3. Cosimo I (ˈkɔːzimo), known as Cosimo the Great. 1519–74, duke of Florence and first grand duke of Tuscany (1569–74)

4. Cosimo de' , known as Cosimo the Elder. 1389–1464, Italian banker, statesman, and patron of arts, who established the political power of the family in Florence (1434)

5. Giovanni de', (dʒoˈvanni de). See Leo X

6. Giulio de' (ˈdʒuːljo de). See Clement VII

7. Lorenzo de' (loˈrɛntso de), known as Lorenzo the Magnificent. 1449–92, Italian statesman, poet, and scholar; ruler of Florence (1469–92) and first patron of Michelangelo

8. Maria de' (maˈriːa de). See Maria de' Medici

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Medici Cultural  

1. A family of skilled politicians and patrons of the arts who lived in Florence, Italy, during the Renaissance. (See Lorenzo de Medici.)

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The family produced two queens of France: Catherine, in the sixteenth century, and Marie, in the seventeenth.

Other Word Forms

• Medicean
  adjective

Example Sentences

You embedded a QR code into one of your quilts that sends viewers to videos by Moon Medicin, your musical ensemble.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2022

But Moon Medicin is another intriguing piece in Biggers’s mosaic.

From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2021

The details of the sand-scattering event have yet to be announced, but it is likely to include an audiovisual performance, similar to those by the artist’s band, Moon Medicin.

From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2021

To his mother Balzac dedicated Le Medicin de Campagne, one of his finest sociological studies.

From Women in the Life of Balzac by Floyd, Juanita Helm

On the general subject of the demoniacal epidemics, see Isensee, Geschichte der Medicin, vol. i, pp.

From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by White, Andrew Dickson